Summer Intensive June 8-12, 2026

Kris discovered Rudolf Steiner’s work in 2003 when her two children attended Waldorf

School. She earned her certificate for Anthroposophical training for Waldorf Grades Teaching and Remedial Education from Rudolf Steiner College (RSC) in 2009, and M.A. in Psychology from Sonoma

State University in 2013. From 2007 she was a private contractor and instructor in Northern California for

Waldorf private and public charter schools, and RSC Waldorf teacher training programs. Currently she is

Co-Manager of Waldorf Learning Support LLC and learning support teacher at DaVinci Waldorf School. She consults internationally as a mentor, evaluator, teacher training instructor and conference presenter

for learning support. She serves on the Core Group and teaches for the Waldorf Teacher Institute of Chicago and is a member of the Anthroposophical Society.

 Michael is a native of Colorado and a graduate of the University of Minnesota. He studied a year at Emerson College, followed by two years at the Institute for Waldorf Pedagogy in Stuttgart. He taught at the Rudolf Steiner School in Vienna for seven years, followed by an additional seven years as faculty and board member at the Institute for Goethean Studies in Vienna. Michael returned to the US in 1990 to work as Faculty Coordinator of the Anthroposophical Society in America. In 1994 he returned to Waldorf teaching and currently teaches life sciences, economics and math at the Chicago Waldorf School. He also teaches at the Waldorf Teacher Institute, and at Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program in Wilton, NH. 

Nancy has been a Waldorf teacher since 1991, carrying curriculum for Handwork (HS and Grades), watercolor painting, music and as a Class teacher in all three Chicago area schools. She grows most of her plant dyes in her city garden, raised two Chicago Waldorf graduates and this fall she and her fellow CWS teacher will see their grand daughter enter EC at CWS.  

Frances is a Core Group member and faculty member of the Waldorf Institute of Chicago and, as a member of the Pedagogical Section Council, serves on the Leadership Council of AWSNA. Prior to leaving the Chicago Waldorf School she was a class teacher and special subject teacher before joining the high school as an art teacher and class sponsor. She has served as a member of the Board of Trustees and has worked with governance issues as well as mentoring. 

Frances now focuses on adult education and her work on the PSC and AWSNA. 

Frances completed her studies at Christ Church College Canterbury, Kent in the UK where she focused on secondary education. She then studied arts with a focus on sculpture at Emerson College, Forest Row, England. Research into the intersection of science and art has been a lifelong passion.